civil rightsv- Matthew Shepard’s Parents Assail Trump Administration on Gay Rights

Katie Benner
The New York Times

Laramie, WY  (1908)

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Connecticut - A gay rights case in D.C., and a conversation in Connecticut

Mark Pazniokas
CT Mirror

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(Hartford, CT)

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New Mexico - U.S. can be leader in gay rights across globe

Bill Richardson
Albuquerque Journal

Albuquerque, NM

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Guyana/UK - UK nudges Guyana on death penalty, gay rights

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Erasing 76 Crimes

Georgetown, Guyana

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Nigeria - 5 Nigerian films that advocate for gay rights

Chidumga Izuzu
pulse.ng

Abuja, Nigeria

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Lebanon - Gay rights come to the fore as Lebanon prepares to vote

Tamara Qiblawi
CNN

Kadisha (Qadisha) Valley, Lebanon

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Kenya - President Kenyatta says gay rights 'of no importance' in Kenya

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Daily Nation

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Ghana - LGBT community in Ghana calls for a referendum on gay rights

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GhanaWeb

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Even as gay rights battles are won, transgender people continue to face obstacles

Jaclyn Cosgrove
Los Angeles Times

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Supreme Court turns aside major gay rights plea

Lyle Denniston
Constitution Daily

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Italy - Gay rights under the spotlight at LBGTI meet in Rome

IANS
The Statesman

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U.S. gay pride parades sound a note of resistance — and face some of their own (Canada)

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cbc.ca

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Gay rights proponents encourage more LGBT events to boost tourism

Joseph Baucum
Pensacola News Journal

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LGBT protest at Stonewall Inn takes on edge amid possible blow to gay rights (UK)

Joanna Walters
The Guardian

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Dana Milbank: Governor’s defeat could be watershed moment for gay rights

Dana Milbank
Monterey Herald

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'Men should not be going to the bathroom with little girls': Ted Cruz backs North Carolina's transgender bathroom ban in face of gay rights backlash (UK)

Nikki Schwab
Daily Mail

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How the Fight for Gay Rights Changed America

Kerry Eleveld
Alternet

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Hong Kong LGBT protesters say city lags behind in gay rights (Philippines)

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Inquirer.com

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Gay rights battle flares in Houston over nondiscrimination ordinance

Sandhya Somashekhar
The Washington Post

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ezs note:  If you live in Houston, Texas, please vote YES on HERO!

Know the facts behind Houston’s HERO fight

Cece Cox
The Dallas Morning News

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ezs note:  In Houston - and in cities and towns around the country - there are ballot measures around the country.  Don't overlook them!  In Houston, it is being referred to as the HERO measure.  Please vote YES on this measure.  And better yet, bring a friend!